Rh2(oac)4-catalyzed reactions of methyl diazoacetate with 1,3-oxazolidines and 1,3-oxathiolanes

Methoxycarbonylcarbene generated by catalytic decomposition of methyl diazoacetate in the presence of Rh₂(OAc)₄, is regioselectively inserted into the C(2)-O bond of 3-alkyl-2-phenyl-1,3-oxazolidines and into the C(2)-S bond of 2-phenyl-1,3-oxathiolane. Study by the competitive reaction method demonstrated that the relative reactivity toward the insertion of the methoxycarbonylcarbene fragment into the C-heteroatom bond increases in the series of 1,3-dioxolane, 1,3-oxazolidine, and 1,3-oxathiolane. Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 8, pp. 1411–1415, August, 2006.     

Reaction of 2-Alkoxypropenals with 2-Mercaptoethanol

The reaction between 2-alkoxypropenals and 2-mercaptoethanol was studied at 20 and 60°C by means of ^1HNMR and GC-MS methods. Under kinetically controlled conditions (20°C, 7-30 days) with no catalyst the addition of 2-mercaptoethanol to 2-alkoxypropenals occurs along Markownikoff rule. The arising 2'-hydroxyethylthio-2-alkoxypropanal undergoes isomerization into the 2-hydroxy-3-alkoxy-3-methyl-1,4-oxathiane that at heating in the presence of catalytic amounts of acids is converted into 2-methyl-2-formyl-1,3-oxathiolane. The reaction of 2-alkoxypropenals with 2-mercaptoethanol at heating (60°C, 3 h) in the presence of acids affords 2-methyl-2,2'-bi(1,3-oxathiolane) even at 2-mercaptoethanol deficit. At the double excess of the latter the 2-methyl-2,2'-bi(1,3-oxathiolane) was obtained in quantitative yield. The presumable schemes of conversion of 2-hydroxy-3-alkoxy-3-methyl-1,4-oxathiane into 2-methyl-2-formyl-1,3-oxathiolane and 2-acetyl-1,3-oxathiolane are discussed.     

Electron bombardment induced fragmentation of substituted oxathiolanes

The mass spectral fragmentation patterns of 1,3-oxathiolane and 2-, 4-, and 5-substituted oxathiolanes have been recorded. The various fragments have been identified by high-resolution mass spectrometry when appropriate. Of the five possible modes of ring cleavage to produce two- and three-atom fragments only two modes are actually observed. The mode of fragmentation of the 1,3-oxathiolane ring differs from that proposed for 1,3-dioxalane and in all probability occurs in multistep processes.     

Reactions of diazoalkanes with unsaturated compounds 16. Catalytic reactions of diazomethane with 2-alkenyl-1,3-oxazolidines and 2-alkenyl-1,3-oxathiolanes

The influence of 1,3-oxazolidine and 1,3-oxathiolane fragments in substituted alkenes on the direction of their catalytic reaction with diazomethane has been investigated. The olefins bearing an oxazolidine substituent in the α- or γ-position and an oxathiolane substituent in the γ-position relative to the C=C bond react with diazomethane in the presence of Pd(acac)₂ selectively resulting in cyclopropanation products. The use of Cu(OTf)₂ does not result in cyclopropanation; however Cu(OTf)₂ catalyzes the reaction of diazomethane with 2-(alk-1-enyl)-1,3-oxathiolanes yielding 2,3,5,6-tetrahydro-1,4-oxathiocines formed through the [2,3]-sigmatropic rearrangement of the intermediate sulfonium ylides. For Part 15 see Ref. 1. Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 3, pp. 604–608, March, 2008.     

The ring-opening of an unsymmetrical tetrahedral intermediate - 2-hydroxy-1,3-oxathiolane

Ab initio calculations were performed on 2-hydroxy-1,3-oxathiolane: and the two products of its breakdown: Complete geometry optimizations were performed at minimal (STO-3G) and split-valence (3-21G) basis set levels. In addition, a single point calculation was performed at 6-31G* level withd orbitals added on sulfur only. The conformation of the oxathiolane intermediate and its stability relative to the breakdown products was investigated. The STO-3G basis set gave an envelope form while 3-21G gave the twist form of the five-membered ring as the most stable. For all three basis sets the ester product was more stable than thioester.     

Quantum-chemical study of mechanisms of reaction between 1,3,5-trimethyl-1H-pyrazole-4-carbaldehyde with 2-mercaptoethanol

By quantum-chemical method MP2/6-311+G**//B3LYP/6-31+G** competing reaction channels were studied of the formation of pyrazolyl-1,3-oxathiolane and/or bis(2-hydroxyethyl)dithioacetal from 1,3,5-trimethyl-1H-pyrazole-4-carbaldehyde and 2-mercaptoethanol. The kinetically controlled formation of bis(2-hydroxyethyl) dithioacetal is governed by the concentration in the reaction mixture of 2-mercaptoethanol dimers. The reaction by stages of 1,3,5-trimethyl-1H-pyrazole-4-carbaldehyde with the molecules of mercaptoethanol results in the prevailing formation of 2-(pyrazol-4-yl)-1,3-oxathiolane structures.     

Analysis of the structure of 2,5-dimethyl-4-methylene-1, 3-oxathiolane by NMR spectroscopic methods

The ¹H and ¹³C NMR spectra of 2,5-dimethyl-4-methylene-1,3-oxathiolane were analyzed by comparison of the calculated and experimental parameters with the aid of a paramagnetic shift reagent. The data obtained from the NMR spectra were used for the establishment of the structures of the products of isomerization and alcoholysis of 2,5-dimethyl-4-methylene-1,3-oxathiolane.     

Ionization and dissociation of cyclic ethers and thioethers by electron-impact. A comparison between 1,3-dioxolane, 1,3-dithiolane and 1,3-oxathiolane

The various modes of fragmentation of 1,3-dithiolane and 1,3-oxathiolane under electron-impact have been discussed on the basis of the variation of their mass spectra with electron energy, the high resolution analysis and the AP's of the main ions. They are shown to be similar in both compounds, but considerably different from those of 1,3 dioxolane. From the AP of the [C₂H₅S]⁺ ion in 1,3-dithiolane, a heat of formation of 63 kcal/mol for the free radical CHS is obtained.     

Fragmentation of pyrazolecarbaldehyde thio- and dithioacetals under electron impact and chemical ionization

The mass spectra of 1-substituted 3,5-dimethyl-1H-pyrazole-4-carbaldehyde bis(2-hydroxyethyl) dithioacetals and thioacetals were studied for the first time. The main fragmentation pathways of their molecular ions generated under electron impact and chemical ionization were similar. Primary decomposition of the molecular ions of bis(2-hydroxyethyl) dithioacetals involves elimination of 2-sulfanylethanol molecule with formation of the corresponding 1,3-oxathiolane radical cation. Fragmentation of the molecular ions [M]⁺ · and [M + H]⁺ derived from 2-(3,5-dimethyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-1,4,6-oxadithiocanes includes cleavage of the eight-membered heteroring and elimination of C₄H₉OS ·. Substituents in the heteroring of pyrazolecarbaldehydes inhibit decomposition processes related to the aldehyde group.     

Substituent effects on 13C chemical shifts of alkyl-substituted 4-oxo-1,3-dioxolanes and 5-oxo-1,3-oxathiolanes

The 13C NMR chemical shifts for 4-oxo-1,3-dioxolane (1) and its all methyl-substituted derivatives (2-10) as well as for 5-oxo-1,3-oxathiolane (11) and its nine alkyl-substituted derivatives (12-20) are reported. The magnitude and variety of the substituent effects are in accordance with the envelope conformations in which the oxygen or sulfur atom locates at the tip of the envelope as postulated on the basis of earlier data.     

The methoxycarbonylcarbene insertion into 1,3-dithiolane and 1,3-oxathiolane rings

Treatment of substituted 1,3-dithiolanes and 1,3-oxathiolanes with methyl diazoacetate in the presence of Rh₂(OAc)₄ effects ring expansion to the corresponding substituted 1,4-dithiane-2-carboxylates and 1,4-oxathiane-3-carboxylates. The sulfur ylides initially generated in these reactions undergo Stevens rearrangement in competition with both [2,3]-C-C-sigmatropic rearrangement and intramolecular fragmentation. In the case of 2-styryl-substituted 1,3-oxathiolane and 1,3-dithiolane, ring expansion on one-, three- and four-carbons subsequently takes place.     

Ketalizations of aryl ω-(2-imidazolyl)alkyl ketones by glycerol and 3-mercapto-1,2-propanediol. synthesis and characterization of cis- and trans-{2-aryl-2-[ω-(2-imidazolyl)alkyl](1,3-dioxolan-4-yl and 1,3-oxathiolan-5-yl)}methanols

Aryl 2-[(2-imidazolyl)ethyl or 3-(2-imidazolyl)propyl]ketones were ketalized by glycerol or 3-mercapto-1,2-propanediol in boiling benzene in the presence of 4-toluenesulfonic acid to provide the title compounds. The aryl substituents are 4-chloro-, 4-bromo-, 4-fluoro-, or 2,4-dichlorophenyl. While aryl (2-imidazolyl)methyl ketones condensed with glycerol to form cis- and trans-{2-aryl-2-[(2-imidazolyl)methyl]-4-(hydroxymethyl)}-1,3-dioxolanes, related condensations with 3-mercapto-1,2-propanediol, under similar, or even more stringent reaction conditions, produced no 1,3-oxathiolane analogs, with the starting ketones being recovered. Separation and structure determination of these racemic cis and trans isomeric products are described. The structure of these stereoisomers was established by means of ¹H and ¹³C nmr correlation and nOe experiments. Selective methylation of the N-unsubstituted 2-imidazolyl alcohols with one equivalent sodium hydride and methyl iodide provided the corresponding N-methyl alcohols in excellent yields. With excess benzoyl chloride, N-unsubstituted 2-imidazolyl alcohols were initially converted to O, N-dibenzoates from which the N-benzoyl group was easily cleaved by ammonium hydroxide in ethanol to provide benzoate esters.     

1,3-Dipolare Cycloadditionen eines Carbonyl-ylids mit 1,3-Thiazol-5(4H)-thionen und Thioketonen

1,3-Dipolar Cycloadditions of a Carhonyl-ylide with 1,3-Thiazole-5(4H)-thiones and Thioketones Inp-xylene at 150°, 3-phenyloxirane-2,2-dicarbonitrile ( 4b ) and 2-phenyl-3-thia-1-azaspiro[4.4]non-1-ene-4-thione ( 1a ) gave the three 1:1 adduets trans- 3a , cis- 3a , and 13a in 61, 21, and 3% yield, respectively (Scheme 3). The stereoisomers trans- 3a and cis- 3a are the products of a regioselective 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition of carbonylylide 2b , generated thermally by an electrocyclic ring opening of 4b (Scheme 6), and the C?S group of 1a . Surprisingly, 13a proved not to be a regioisomeric cycloadduct of 1a and 2b , but an isomer formed via cleavage of the O? C(3) bond of the oxirane 4b . A reaction mechanism rationalizing the formation of 13a is proposed in Scheme 6. Analogous results were obtained from the reaction of 4b and 4,4-dimethyl-2-phenyl-1,3-thiazole-5 (4H)-thione ( 1b , Scheme 3). The thermolysis of 4b in p-xylene at 130° in the presence of adamantine–thione ( 10 ) led to two isomeric 1:1 adducts 15 and 16 in a ratio of ca. 2:1, however, in low yield (Scheme 4). Most likely the products are again formed viathe two competing reaction mechanisms depicted in Scheme 6. The analogous reactions of 4b with 2,2,4,4-tetramethylcyclobutane-1,3-thione ( 11 ) and 9H-xanthene-9-thione ( 12 ) yielded a single 1:1 adduct in each case (Schemes). In the former case, spirocyclic 1,3-oxathiolane 17 , the product of the 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition with 2a corresponding to 3a , was isolated in only 11 % yield. It is remarkable that no 2:1 adduct was formed even in the presence of an excess of 4b. In contrast, 4b and 12 reacted smoothly to give 18 in 81 % yield; no cycloadduct of the carbonylylide 2a could be detected. The structures of cis- 3a , 13a , 15 , and 18 , as well as the structure of 14 , which is a derivative of trans- 3a , have been established by X-ray crystallography (Figs. 1–3, Table).     

Palladium-catalyzed cyclization reactions of 2-vinylthiiranes with heterocumulenes. Regioselective and enantioselective formation of thiazolidine, oxathiolane, and dithiolane derivatives

The first palladium-catalyzed ring-expansion reaction of 2-vinylthiiranes with heterocumulenes to form sulfur-containing five-membered-ring heterocycles is described. This regioselective reaction requires 5 mol % of Pd(2)(dba)(3).CHCl(3) and 10 mol % of bidendate phosphine ligand (dppp, BINAP), at 50-80 degrees C, in THF. The reaction of 2-vinylthiiranes with carbodiimides, isocyanates, and ketenimines affords 1,3-thiazolidine derivatives, whereas the reaction with diphenylketene or isothiocyanates results in the formation of 1,3-oxathiolane or 1,3-dithiolane compounds in good to excellent isolated yields and in up to 78% ee.     

Iodomethylethers from 1,3-dioxolane and 1,3-oxathiolane: preparation of acyclic nucleoside analogs

Purine and pyrimidine anions were alkylated using the iodomethyl ether and thioether generated $\text{in}$$\text{situ}$ by the reaction of 1,3-dioxolane and 1,3-oxathiolane with trimethylsilyl iodide.     

Reaction of propiolic acid esters with dithiols and β-mercaptoethanol

2-Alkoxycarbonylmethyl-1,3-oxathiolane and -dithiolane, 3-methyloxycarbonylmethyl-7,8-dimethyl-1,5-dihydrobenzo[e]-1,3-dithiepine, and 2-methoxycarbonylmethyl-1,3-dithiolo[4,5-b]quinoxaline were synthesized on the basis of the reaction of esters of propiolic acid with -mercaptoethanol, 1,2-dimercaptoethanol, 1,2-dimethyl-4,5-di(mercaptomethyl)benzene, and 2,3-dimercaptoquinoxaline in chloroform medium in the presence of K₂CO₃ or in DMSO medium.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsilicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 8, pp. 1062–1065, August, 1984.     

Lewis Acid Catalyzed Reactions of Thioketones with 1,2-Epoxycyclohexane and 1,2-Epoxycyclopentane

Non-enolizable thioketones and 1,2-epoxycycloalkanes undergo a Lewis acid catalyzed addition reaction to give 1,3-oxathiolanes. Appropriate reaction conditions are CH₂Cl₂ as the solvent, BF₃⋅Et₂O as the Lewis acid, and a temperature between −78° and r.t. Under the reaction conditions, the 1,3-oxathiolanes are only moderately stable. They decompose to yield the corresponding epithiocycloalkane and ketone. In general, 1,3-dithiolanes are isolated as minor products or, after prolonged reaction, as the main product. These secondary products are formed via the Lewis acid catalyzed reaction of the intermediate epithiocycloalkane and a second molecule of the thioketone. In the reaction of thiobenzophenone and 1,2-epoxycyclohexane, trans-8,8-diphenyl-7,9-dioxabicyclo[4.3.0]nonane is formed in small amounts as an additional side product (Scheme 12). In all cases, the newly formed heterocycle and the carbocycle are trans-fused. This result is consistent with a nucleophilic ring-opening of the complexed oxirane by the thioketone via inversion of the configuration and subsequent formation of the O(1)−C(2) bond of the 1,3-oxathiolane (Scheme 13). The surprising formation of the fused 1,4-oxathiepan derivative 23 (Scheme 9) is in accordance with an ionic reaction mechanism (cf. Scheme 15).     

Electron ionization and methane chemical ionization mass spectrometry study of some 2,2-disubstituted 1,3-dioxolanes, 1,3-dithiolanes, 1,3-oxathiolanes and 1,3-dioxanes. Gas-phase lactone and thiolactone formation

The electron ionization and methane chemical ionization mass spectra of some 2,2-disubstituted 1,3-dioxolanes, 1,3-dithiolanes and 1,3-oxathiolanes were studied. Especially, the effect of the length of the side chain in ring position 2 of these compounds and the ease of formation of possible lactone/thiolactone ion as a fragmentation product were examined. In addition, two 2,2-disubstituted 1,3-dioxanes were studied to see the effect of the bigger ring size. The formation of lactone ions was more favorable under methane chemical ionization than under electron ionization conditions. The structures of fragment ions and the ions generated from model compounds were carefully studied using both high- and low-energy collision-induced dissociation. Also ab initio molecular orbital calculations up to the HF/6–31G** level of theory for protonated 2-methyl-2-propanoic acid ethyl ester of 1,3-dioxolane, 1,3-oxathiolane and 1,3-dithiolane and for two isomeric bicyclic ions were carried out. The theoretical results obtained favor the formation of the lactone ion. Copyright © 2005 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Homolytic addition of 1,3-oxathiolane to unsaturated hydrocarbons

The homolytic addition of 1,3-oxathiolane to olefins takes place with the formation of 2-substituted 1,3-oxathiolanes and insignificant amounts of functional derivatives of sulfides.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 2, pp. 259–263, February, 1986.     

Radical reduction of cyclic xanthates: Formation of alkenes and/or 1,3-oxathiolanes from 1,3-oxathiolane-2-thiones

AIBN-initiated radical reactions of 5-membered cyclic xanthates, 1,3-oxathiolane-2-thiones, with tributyltin hydride are described. Alkenes are formed at 0.025 M concentration of tributyltin hydride, whereas a higher concentration (0.25 M) gives 1,3-oxathiolanes. A mixture of alkene and 1,3-oxathiolane is obtained by use of intermediate concentrations. Reactions of cis-and trans-4,5-dialkyl-1,3-oxathiolane-2-thiones with tributyltin hydride afford E-alkenes stereoselectively. For an application of this alkene formation reaction, geraniol has been converted to linalool silyl ether in good yield.